It is May Bank holiday and Springwatch is back – launching a week of special 90-minute programmes celebrating all the very best of our UK wildlife. Broadcasting live from the Dell of Abernethy in the Cairngorms, Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan profile this special wilderness and the animals that live there. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke is in Cornwall bringing topical reports on the state of our coastal wildlife. In the first show the presenters launch the largest Springwatch citizen science project ever attempted. Working with the British Trust for Ornithology, Garden Watch asks people to survey the wildlife living in their gardens in the hope of helping scientists build a comprehensive report of exactly what lives on the nation’s doorsteps.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are live again from the Cairngorms National Park, where overnight events have already created dramas. Gillian Burke celebrates the rugged beauty of the Highlands when she goes wild camping in heart of the Glenfeshie estate. And there is a visit to Brighton as we follow wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury as she transforms her small outdoor space into a haven for wildlife.

Live from their base in the heart of the Cairngorms in the Scottish highlands, Iolo Williams, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest stories from the wildlife cameras. Gillian Burke arrives in a new part of Cornwall where she is hoping to catch up with more coastal wildlife, and there are surprising tales of the life living in a bed of nettles.

It is the end of the first week of Springwatch and the team reviews the extraordinary events that have already taken place. Gillian Burke is looking back at her week in Cornwall while Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham update on the Springwatch Gardenwatch survey and reveal the tiny miracle workers living in our compost heaps.

It is the second week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham are back to catch up with all the latest news from the nest cameras. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke has moved north to Birmingham for a week of live reports about the health of our urban wildlife. And paddle boarder and conservationist Cal Major starts a week long mission to inspire Britain to engage with their local wildlife.

Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Cairngorms National Park, where the camera team has been staking out the Caldenonian Pine forests to catch the resident wildlife in action. Gillian Burke is back in Birmingham explaining how we can all get involved in the Springwatch Gardenwatch campaign.

Live from the Dell of Abernethy, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. Gillian Burke has moved to Birmingham city centre on the trail of more surprising conservation success stories.

It is the end of the second week and the Springwatch team looks back at another hectic week in the Scottish Highlands. Down in Birmingham, Gillian Burke takes to the city’s sprawling canal network to meet up with inspirational paddle boarder Cal Major and discover how she hopes to encourage people to understand more about the challenges our UK wildlife face.

It is the third week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham are back at the dell of Abernethy to catch up with all the latest news from the nest cameras. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke has joined the team in Scotland and reports live from the Glenfeshie estate right in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.

Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Cairngorms, celebrating the wildlife that thrives in these very special habitats. Gillian Burke continues her reports from the Glenfeshie estate in the heart of the highlands and a Welsh farmer shares his passion for one iconic farmland bird that is now in trouble, the curlew.

Live from the Dell of Abernethy, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile Gillian Burke has moved to another part of the Glenfeshie Estate to discover more about the stunning wildlife living there.

It is the last Springwatch for 2019 so time for the team to look back at the highlights of the series. There is more news on how to get involved in Springwatch’s biggest ever citizen science project – Gardenwatch, which is asking people to carry out wildlife surveys on their own back gardens. And wildlife cameraman Luke Saddler shares his passion for the Scottish landscape as he showcases the species living in the local lochs.